sure thing

ʃʊr θɪŋ

Definition

Definition of sure thing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

affirmative response

response indicating agreement or affirmation

When asked if he could help, he replied, 'Sure thing!'

absolutely

definitely

certaintysomething guaranteed to be successful or happen

Winning the game was a sure thing.

certainty

guarantee

Adverb

communication

used to show strong agreement or approval

"Can you help me with this?" "Sure thing!"

certainly

definitely

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or something like that

exp.

uncertainty

used to show you are not sure about the exact thing

bank on it

sure thing

rely on something happening

racing certainty

probability

thing almost sure to happen

a bird in the hand

proverb advice

a proverb meaning a sure thing is better than a risky gain

decidedly

adv.

sure thing

without doubt, unquestionably

that was the clincher

exp.

persuasion

final thing that made people agree or feel sure

bottom dollar

certainty

sure thing or certainty

dead cert

sure success

person or thing sure to succeed

Examples of sure thing in a sentence

'Sure thing,' he nodded in agreement.
Her promotion was a sure thing after the successful project.
With his skills, landing the job was a sure thing.
"Will you join us for dinner?" "Sure thing!"
"Can you finish this by today?" "Sure thing!"

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French:bien sûr, évidemment, ...
German:sicher, aber sicher, ...
Italian:certo, senz'altro, ...
Spanish:claro que sí, por supuesto, ...
Portuguese:com certeza, claro que sim, ...
Chinese:没问题, 当然可以, ...
Japanese:もちろん, 了解, ...
Arabic:بِكُلِّ تَأْكِيد, بِالتَّأْكِيد, ...
Hebrew:בֶּטַח, דָּבָר בָּטוּחַ, ...
Russian:не вопрос, конечно, ...
Ukrainian:звичайно, звісно, ...
Hindi:बिल्कुल, हाँ, ...
Bengali:নিশ্চিত, নিশ্চয়ই, ...
Catalan:i tant, per descomptat, ...
Czech:souhlas, jasně, ...
Danish:selvfølgelig, klart, ...
Dutch:natuurlijk, uiteraard, ...
Greek:φυσικά, βεβαίως, ...
Hungarian:persze, naná, ...
Khmer:ប្រាកដហើយ, ច្បាស់ហើយ, ...
Korean:물론, 물론이지, ...
Persian:حتما, حتماً, ...
Polish:potwierdzenie, pewnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):certeza, claro que sim, ...
Romanian:sigur că da, bineînțeles, ...
Swedish:självklart, visst, ...
Thai:แน่นอน, ไม่มีปัญหา, ...
Turkish:tabii ki, kesinlikle, ...
Vietnamese:chắc chắn rồi, dĩ nhiên, ...

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